anyone lose butter in the cannab utter process?

i cant seem to get back all the butter i put into making budder. i always weight my before and after, before is always 110-114 and after im usually left with 75 tho last night i got 85. numbers are grams. anyone able to reclaim all or almost all of their budder?

You will always lose some-- it is absorbed by the plant matter- some coats the cookware/filters and cheesecloth soaks some up...
always start with a bit more than you need for a recipe-- OR just add melted butter to your end results to make the volume you need...

Thats why we started making Ice Hash 1st-- then melt THAT into the butter-- less lost that way, and easier to figure the dosage per portion!!

yea i feel like im losing thc on that lost butter, putting in 7grams for a stick seems like im losing budder. i figured the leaf soaks some up same with cheesecloth. i add butter to end result to make up the stick but i have been thinkiong about melting icewax into the budder, i dont have to strain the hash budder do i? seems like if its fullmelt good luck straining lol thanks for chiming in!!

yeah, i have noticed the loss as well. but smoke is lost into the air if you use that method. its a part of the process, if the loss is bothering ya really bad cook the remaining oily plant matter with milk after the butter. i hear the result is a somewhat tasty drink that will salvage more of that lost thc/oil. never tried personally though

i actually was happy with how much i lost this time around. i lined a seive with cheesecloth and pressed it out, next time im gonna take what i pressed and throw it back on low heat with 1/2 - 1 cup water and try to draw out as much as possible next to using a 2ton jack(my next option if i feel the 2nd water rinse doesnt recover any more.) also anyone tried that new magic butter buddy thing, looks like a nice thermos with lights?

use paint strainers and a janitors bucket to strain with. the paint strainers are nylon and dont absorb anything. also adding 50% water to the mix will help u recover the loss. we usually get a 95% return

i wish i sat around n thought about adding water to the leftover before cooking it, i also decarboxylated for the first time. i did the 293 degrees for 7 minutes. how do you decarb your bud for edibles?

i love the sound of 95% return!!! this last time i got about 80%... 85 of 112. i knew someone was pulling near 100. thanks for chiming in.^^

we decarb in the butter making process @228° for 90min.

nice so you cook your butter to 228? i keep mine at 170, think this is too low?

170 is fine if u decarb first. i see no point in decarbing then infusing when the process can be combined which is why we choose to infuse @228 so we kill two birds so to speak.

thanks for the insight.makes sense! im gonna try that this next time...do you add water or just use butter and herbs?

sacpirate said:

use paint strainers and a janitors bucket to strain with. the paint strainers are nylon and dont absorb anything. also adding 50% water to the mix will help u recover the loss. we usually get a 95% return

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as i previously mentioned...yes i use water

kicks myself... thanks for your input!

The last batch i made i decided to make it with Vegetable shortening instead of butter and i must say it has been the strongest ive made with less green. I used X amount of vaped grinds and trimmings (also some hash, but not much) and just a 1/4 teaspoon left to dissolve under my tongue is all i need for several hours of enjoyment.
However, i took too much one day (1-1/2 teas over the course of the day) and was on a scary ride. lol. It all hit me even harder at night and i was losing my marbles. Very fast absorption rate too through my hands while ringing it out from the cheesecloth (probably why the 1 1/2 was hardcore).
Try it this way one day guys, i promise you it is the only way to go. And you can also cook with it the same as you would butter.

nice! ill try it sometime soon...

You wont be dissapointed.

throwing 40gs of shake/lil buds into a lb of butter, hoping to get90+ while decarbing. thanks for advice sacpirate...

having trouble going over 212, u pressure cook it?

well i put in 4 sticks and got lil over 3 back, about 80% return. not happy but what the fuck ever! need to find a better way to squeeze the butter out of the material,like hydraulic jack.